Two years after moving to Norway (from Vancouver) and moving into our rowhouse apartment, we were tired of complaining about the awkward kitchen layout and decided to renovate. One of the things that makes our small kitchen really cool is that we did a lot of the renovation work ourselves - but we did pay for kitchen installation, which took twice as long (and cost twice as much) as expected because the walls in our 1930 apartment are so crooked, even after new framing and drywall. After all that work, though, everything is exactly how we want it!